Not long ago, the idea of diagnosing a disease with a droplet of blood was considered a pipe dream. Today, this technology could soon become a reality. A group of scientists led by researchers from ...

A new dual-light microscope lets researchers observe micro- and nanoscale activity inside living cells without using dyes. The system captures both detailed structures and tiny moving particles at ...

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Your morning coffee might do more than wake you up – it could weaken donated blood. A large new study shows caffeine lowers red blood cell quality, making transfusions less effective, especially in ...

Traveling to space is brutal on the body. Spaceflight can cause astronauts’ bones to lose density, their brain and eye nerves to swell, and their genes to change expression. Research suggests spending ...

Blood clots are among the most feared medical emergencies, and for good reason. They can lead to heart attacks, strokes and death. But not all clots are dangerous. In fact, clotting is a natural and ...

The ABO-Rh system of blood group typing is an immensely successful method that helps medical professionals safely perform blood transfusions throughout the world. Scientists from the French Blood ...

Ocutrx Technologies' HemoLucence can digitally visualize areas of the body covered by up to a quarter inch of human blood. Reading time 2 minutes Invisible Man, eat your heart out. In a first, ...

In this video, I look at my makeup under a microscope VS my skin without makeup. As shutdown becomes 2nd longest ever, Johnson hints at changes to GOP's strategy Urgent warning issued as Great Lake ...

From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now. By Carl Zimmer You could be forgiven for assuming that scientists know how many kinds of proteins exist. After ...